Line #19 YMMV/BeforeIFall


1	!! Book Examples
2	* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation:
3	** Is Lindsay a JerkassWoobie, or just a complete {{Manipulative B\|astard}}itch with a total LackOfEmpathy?
4	** Is Kent a NiceGuy with a soft-spot for his ChildhoodFriend? Or is he a DoggedNiceGuy who's way too persistent, even though Sam makes it clear she's not interested and she's in a relationship with another guy? Does he feel like Sam is going down the wrong path or does he just want her to never grow away from the person that he remembers? The "this isn't you" note, especially in the movie, can come across as either a well-deserved WhatTheHellHero or a really presumptuous guilt-trip he didn't have a right to send.
5	* HeartwarmingInHindsight: The seven day cycle not only allowed Sam to make amends, [[spoiler: it may have also allowed her moments of closure with her friends, particularly Izzy, Lindsay, and Kent.]]
6	* FridgeHorror:
7	** Okay, so Lindsay, Elody, Ally and Juliet are going to be walking around with massive amounts of guilt. Also, her parents and little sister will be heartbroken. And Kent is going to be left with a [[ShipTease few hints]] from Sam, and not just much else. Let's just stick with the noble sacrifice angle, okay?
8	** Even if it's bittersweet, it's still much happier than the original outcome. [[spoiler:Sam would have died in both versions, but in this one there's no chance that her friends will be hurt or face criminal charges, and Juliet probably survives. Maybe not as happy as the book paints it, but definitely not totally negative.]]
9	** It's also possible to interpret that [[spoiler:Juliet died as well, meaning that Sam's sacrifice wasn't as meaningful as it should have been.]]
10	*** Maybe not [[spoiler: her life, but her soul. Without Sam's intervention, Juliet may have been doomed to an afterlife of perpetual anger and grief. By showing that she cared enough to listen to Juliet's side of the story, Sam would have helped her move on.]]
11	*** Even if she doesn't [[spoiler: save Juliet, she still becomes a better person and her death may cause a change in the school's dog-eat-dog social dynamic]].
12	** Also, [[spoiler:Juliet, who is frequently accused of being a psychopath, will be found with the dead body of Sam, who was known for bullying Juliet. As far as we can tell, there weren't any witnesses, and it's possible that the truck driver did not see what happened. How many people are going to believe Juliet when she says that Sam pushed her out of the way of an incoming vehicle? If anything, the bullying is only going to get even worse for Juliet, especially now that the one person who ultimately cared about her is dead.]]
13	*** [[spoiler:On the other hand, considering [[AnguishedDeclarationOfLove the way that Sam was acting to her friends that day,]] it wouldn't be crazy for people to conclude that Sam was also DrivenToSuicide before coming across Juliet.]]
14	* [[HoYay Les Yay]]: Oh girl, where do we start? As mentioned on the main page the PseudoRomanticFriendship is really high in this book. The girls are rather close and don't have boundaries some friends would have. We can stress "Woah Lesboing out much"..."Maybe". Are actual quotes out of this book.
15	** During one scene Lindsey hops on top of Sam and makes humping motions.
16	** Sam's internal thought that Leader Lindsay agrees they can stay in. "I could kiss her."
17	** There's the sleepover where they dance around in tank tops and boxers with this quote, "Lindsey bends over and wiggles her butt at us. "Kiss it", Elody's response? "Maybe I will." Elody dives fo her, pretending like she's going to."
18	** There's also Sam and Anna having a moment getting high in the bathroom and Anna putting her head on Sam's shoulder. A scene that along with the fact Anna has a lighter shaped like a naked female torso that she is bi.
19	** Despite picking on her for years at this point when Sam goes to describe Juliet she often comes up with "she's pretty". She also makes similar descriptions of Marian, Juliet's little sister.
20	** If you thought we were done here, nope. Let's also mention the Pugs, a completely different girl posse with similar levels. Tara Flute even crawls under and into a changing room to help Sam zip up a dress she can't fit into without help.
21	* {{Squick}}:
22	** Mr. Daimler actually kissing and groping one of his students can set this off for some readers for quite understandable reasons.
23	** Sam has this reaction In-Universe when she accidentally witnesses her teachers tongue-kissing.
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25	!! Film Examples
26	* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Still happens with Lindsey, who isn't given as much of an on-screen PetTheDog but still to some level.
27	* FridgeHorror: See the section above. Suffice it to say that the movie does nothing to eliminate the EsotericHappyEnding interpretations.
28	* [[HoYay Les Yay]]:
29	** In the movie, the four girls are all very touchy, especially Lindsay/Sam. They call each other bae and say they belong together. Lindsay even kisses Sam multiple times. One time, this leaves a lipstick mark, and Sam sits there smiling.
30	** There's some of this between Sam and Anna (who is a lesbian in the movie.) At one point, it looks like they're about to kiss, but then Sam just bursts out a question about whether Anna ever feels like her days are repeating.
31	* {{Narm}}: Sure, someone might think about Valentine's Day being like heteronormative hell, but how many would actually say it out loud? Although in later cycles it might become...
32	* NarmCharm: Once the audience becomes aware that Anna is paranoid that people make fun of her for her sexuality behind her back (and it's implied that she's justified in thinking that), it might feel like she's trying to bait someone into proving her right. Or like she's just refusing to be cowed by her fellow students.
33	* QuestionableCasting:
34	** While it isn't a bad performance, Zoey Deutch is much more Adorkable than the [[HiddenDepths Sam]] from the book. She also comes across as more put-together than an actual teenager, probably the result of the film's DawsonCasting (Deutch was 21 when she made the movie).
35	** The entire main group, in general, come off as more clean-cut than their book counterparts.
36	* UnintentionallySympathetic: While her terrible treatment of Juliet remains, Lindsey's bad behaviour towards her friends is massively downplayed. The flashbacks to her worst moments towards other students in the past also don't make an appearance. This means that TheReasonYouSuckSpeech that Sam gives her comes off as way less earned.

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